The BEST episodes of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman season 3
Every episode of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman season 3!
In the future, earth is attacked by Galactor with a series of mechanical menaces. Each with their own vehicle and unique weapons, only Gatchaman's high tech group of five young people can defend the earth from Galactor's repeated attacks as they attempt of fulfill their mission to find Galactor's hidden headquarters and finally defeat Galactor. Gatchaman originated the concept of teams of 5 members, with their own vehicles, which has been reused in many incarnations, including the ranger series (which came over to the US as Power Rangers). Gatchman spawned two sequel series: Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter. Gatchaman was brought to US audiences in a heavily edited form known as Battle of the Planets Battle of the Planets and later as G-Force. The information for all the episode synopses was generously contributed by Veronika Henkels. Please visit her web page. Veronika's Gatchaman Page
#1 - Steal the Giant Iron Beast
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1979
The Kagaku Ninjatai continue their tries at direct confrontation by stealing aboard Zed's tower and facing him directly. This doesn't work either (can we say "outnumbered"?), though they do get in a few good punches.
#2 - The Desperate Outlaw Squad
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1979
#3 - The Mystery of Egobossler's Birth
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/6/1980
#4 - Debut! Gatcha Spartan
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1979
Egobossler's first attack, backed up by one of Zed's giant mechs, completely startles out heroes. Ken, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu rush to the scene of the battle (leaving Joe behind to quietly expire). The mech is too powerful, and the New Godphoenix is completely trashed in the first skirmish with Egobossler. Fortunately, Chief Engineer Saburo Kamo is waiting in the wings with brand new mechs. With only one problem: the new vehicles need five operators to combine. It's up to Joe, who upon hearing the phrase, "Gallactor has returned," will crawl on his final strength to rejoin the team. TheGatchaspartan saves the day.
#5 - A Promise Kept
Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/18/1980
#6 - Revive, Gatchaman
Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/15/1980
#7 - Egobossler's Strategy
Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/25/1980
#8 - The Shadow of Death Approaches G-1
Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/1/1980
#9 - Hypershoot Crisis
Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/8/1980
#10 - The Bracelet of Friendship
Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/22/1980
#11 - Downfall! Count Egobossler
Season 3 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/29/1980
#12 - Surprise Attack of the Mecha Waterspout
Season 3 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/5/1980
#13 - Collapse! Gatchaman Base
Season 3 - Episode 41 - Aired 7/12/1980
#14 - The Death of Chief Nambu
Season 3 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/19/1980
#15 - The Destruction of Gallatown
Season 3 - Episode 43 - Aired 7/26/1980
#16 - The Space Devil Draws Near
Season 3 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/3/1980
#17 - Threat of the Antimatter Planet
Season 3 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/10/1980
#18 - G-1 Desperate for High Power
Season 3 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/17/1980
#19 - Earth Extinction! 3, 2, 1...
Season 3 - Episode 47 - Aired 8/24/1980
#20 - Gatchaman Eternal
Season 3 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/31/1980
The Team searches for Zed in his tower, and are thrown around like playthings. When they finally meet up, they discover what happened to Egobossler: his corpse is pinned against a wall in Zed's main chamber, run through by his own sword. At this point, Joe picks up on Zed's vital signs (as Rafael had designed him to) and tracks the alien to his last refuge, where the Kagaku Ninjatai battle to destroy him... and fall. Chief Nambu's mysterious pendant (an unanalyzed device he'd instructed Kamo to give to the Team before the last battle) comes into play then, activating the Gatchaspartan and swallowing the fallen ninjas with light... The final scene is of an enormous firebird breaking free of Zed's exploding tower and flying around the Earth, leaving us to analyze the wide open ending. (Chances are high, though, that they aren't dead--they're still under contract, after all.)
#21 - Runaway! The Great Train Chase
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/4/1980
#22 - New Dark Clouds
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1979
Weeks after the dust settles from Sosai X's destruction, a tiny fragment of the alien revives and begins to rebuild itself into Sosai Zed. Using the remains of an old shipyard, Zed builds a vast mechanical pyramid fortress and levitates it over the ocean. Meanwhile, the rest of the world quits rebuilding from the wreckage of the thwarted Solar Shift Plan and go back to what they do best: waging war. We meet Count Egobossler, successful ruler of a growing number of territories, and an aspiring megalomaniac. Egobossler meets Sosai Zed, who decides to use Egobossler's brilliant military tactics to his own advantage, and the two strike a deal. In the wake of Chief Anderson's death in Gatchaman II, Nambu is promoted to Chief Administrator of the ISO. The Kagaku Ninjatai cope with the unusual peace. Feeling useless during peacetime, Joe wallows in boredom and self pity while Nambu tries to find a way to recharge him after his near-destruction in G-II.
#23 - The Challenge of the Iron Commandos
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1979
#24 - Charge! The Terrible Soldiers
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1979
#25 - Burn! Gatchaman Fencer
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1979
Ken asks the same question viewers have probably been asking since the beginning: "Enough battling the little guys--why can't we meet Egobossler head on?" The Team does, but fails miserably. This episode ends in a very disturbing role reversal scene with Ken--now beyond reason--raging at a laughing Egobossler, and Joe finally having to bring all his strength into play to drag Ken back into the Gatchaspartan.